Tom Curry staked a claim for this summer’s Lions tour with a powerful carrying and try-scoring display in Sale’s impressive 43-29 bonus-point win against Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop.
RugbyPass exclusively revealed in November that the Sharks had pipped Exeter Chiefs to signing the former England under-20 and A international.
Joe Marler has been named to start for Harlequins on Friday against the Bristol Bears in what will be his final game of professional rugby after announcing his retirement on Wednesday.Â
Danny Care of the modern era and Brian Moore and Peter Winterbottom pre-professionalism will take some shifting as Yorkshire’s finest rugby exports to Harlequins.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.Â
Beaten last weekend away to champions Northampton, Quins have included full-back Leigh Halfpenny for Jarrod Evans, wing Caden Murley for Will Joseph and scrum-half Will Porter for the benched Danny Care in their backs.